How Much of CAM Is Based on Research Evidence?

Table 1

CAM treatments based on sound evidence.

Intervention	Conditions
Acupuncture	Nausea/vomiting induced by chemotherapy
Acupuncture	Osteoarthritis
African plum	Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Allium vegetables	Cancer prevention
Aromatherapy/massage	Cancer palliation
Biofeedback	Hypertension
Biofeedback	Migraine
Chondroitin	Osteoarthritis
Co-enzyme Q10	Hypertension
Diet	Rheumatoid arthritis
Ephedra sinica	Overweight
Exercise	Cancer prevention
Exercise	Cancer palliation
Exercise	Chronic fatigue syndrome
Exercise	Depression
Exercise	HIV/AIDS
Fiber	Irritable bowel syndrome
Ginkgo biloba	Alzheimer's disease
Ginkgo biloba	Peripheral vascular disease
Glucosamine	Osteoarthritis
Green tea	Cancer prevention
Group behaviour therapy	Smoking cessation
Guar gum	Diabetes
Guar gum	Hypercholesterolemia
Hawthorn	Chronic heart failure
Horse chestnut	Chronic venous insufficiency
Hypnotherapy	Labor pain
Kava	Anxiety
Massage	Anxiety
Melatonin	Insomnia
Music therapy	Anxiety
Oat	Hypercholesterolemia
Padma 28	Peripheral vascular disease
Peppermint/caraway	Non-ulcer dyspepsia
Phytodolor	Osteoarthritis
Phytodolor	Rheumatoid arthritis
Psyllium	Constipation
Psyllium	Diabetes
Red clover	Menopause
Relaxation	Anxiety
Relaxation	Insomnia
Relaxation	Nausea/vomiting induced by chemotherapy
S-adenosylmethionine	Osteoarthritis
Saw palmetto	Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Soy	Hypercholesterolemia
St John's wort	Depression
Stress management	HIV/AIDS
Tomato (lycopene)	Cancer prevention
Vitamin C	Upper respiratory tract infection (treatment)
Water immersion	Labor pain
Yohimbine	Erectile dysfunction